Crowbar - an American sludge metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana, characterized by their extremely slow, low-keyed, heavy and brooding songs containing also fast hardcore punk passages. They are considered a living legend of the New Orleans metal scene, with each release being a masterpiece of sluggish, extremely heavy doom-core sounds, put together in the darkest form known to man. And as time passes, the band gets better and stronger, so make sure that you catch all of their albums before this monstrosity will visit your town! Sonic Excess in its Purest Form, their seventh studio album originally released in 2001, shows they are a hard working band, persistent in their campaign to bless their listeners with tales of life struggles, loss and hard-goings. The album follows the path of what the band have always been known for. The sound is heavy, down-tuned and extremely thick and slow. That's the way Crowbar's been doing it for years and they continue to do so. The most significant song on the album is The Everlasting Dose - it comprises all the best attributes of the album and the band's harmony. If you look for a real slow, fat sludgy metal... look no further! The new digipak edition is limited to 1000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process, released on a golden disc.

01 The lasting dose02 To build a mountain03 Through the ashes04 Awakening05 Repulsive in its splendid beauty06 Counting daze07 In times of sorrow08 It pours from me09 Suffering brings wisdom10 Failure to delay gratification11 Empty room